{"id":14475,"date":"2025-02-17T23:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T23:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=14475"},"modified":"2025-02-17T23:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T23:14:57","slug":"breaking-news-wont-be-a-surprise-if-chiefs-reunite-with-former-starter-after-3-year-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=14475","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : \ud83d\udd19 &#8220;A Reunion in the Cards? Chiefs Could Bring Back Former Starter After 3-Year Hiatus!&#8221; \ud83d\udc40"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Charvarius-Ward-e1739830901748.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Charvarius-Ward-e1739830901748.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Charvarius-Ward-e1739830901748.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Charvarius-Ward-e1739830901748.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"'Won't Be a Surprise' If Chiefs Reunite With Former Starter After 3-Year Hiatus\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been a devastating year off the field for former Kansas City Chiefs starting cornerback Charvarius Ward, who is set to hit the open market once again after leaving KC to sign with the San Francisco 49ers three offseasons ago.<\/p>\n<p>Ward announced the passing of his one-year-old daughter, Amani Joy, on October 29, 2024. Since then, he\u2019s hinted that he\u2019s unlikely to re-sign with the Niners, simply because flying back to California throughout the season reminds him and his significant other of the tragedy and loss that his family was forced to endure.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Ward and his family could use a change of scenery after three years out west, and Bleacher Report\u2019s Kristopher Knox believes a Chiefs reunion could be one of the more likely outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt won\u2019t be a surprise if the Chiefs consider bringing back Ward,\u201d Knox wrote on February 17. \u201cThough their defense was mostly terrific in 2024, it fell flat against the [Philadelphia] Eagles in Super Bowl LIX\u2014and Kansas City is no stranger to adding familiar faces if they can help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NFL writer did note that when it comes to the Chiefs re-signing Ward, the \u201cbiggest obstacle for Kansas City will be its limited cap flexibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ward originally left KC for a major payday, earning a total of $40.9 million over his three years in San Francisco. It\u2019s unclear exactly how much he\u2019ll fetch this spring, but Ward\u2019s consistency should keep him near the top of the cornerback market in terms of salary.<\/p>\n<p>Knox listed Ward as a top eight free agent in 2025, just behind fellow veteran CB D.J. Reed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Charvarius Ward Made a Name for Himself With Chiefs, Transforming From UDFA Cast-off Into Super Bowl Champion Starter<\/h2>\n<p>Although Ward began his NFL career as an undrafted prospect of the Dallas Cowboys, he really made a name for himself in Kansas City after being traded to the Chiefs just after his rookie training camp.<\/p>\n<p>From there, it didn\u2019t take long for Ward to thrive inside Steve Spagnuolo\u2019s system in 2019 \u2014 his second season in KC. Ward started 19 games that season if you include the playoffs, logging 2 interceptions, 10 pass defenses and 1 forced fumble.<\/p>\n<p>After the championship run in 2019, Ward was a consistent Chiefs starter for another two years when healthy \u2014 and KC has had mixed results replacing him since.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Charvarius Ward\u2019s Return Would Round out Chiefs\u2019 Promising but Inconsistent CB Core<\/h2>\n<p>When discussing a Ward reunion, the key question is whether or not the Chiefs truly need the veteran cornerback considering his pricey cap hit.<\/p>\n<p>In one sense, Kansas City won two Super Bowls without Ward, who put together a Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro campaign with the 49ers in 2023. In another, Spagnuolo\u2019s defense has struggled to find the ideal starting CB on the outside opposite Trent McDuffie \u2014 who has actually been proven to be much better manning the slot \u2014 and it\u2019s shown against top-tier competition.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say the Chiefs prioritized cornerback in free agency, bringing back Ward. In this scenario, it\u2019d make sense for KC to cut Joshua Williams for cap relief and roll with McDuffie, Ward and either Jaylen Watson or Chamarri Conner (depending on if McDuffie is playing outside or in the slot) as their starting trio in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That would give them a really strong top four inside the secondary, with someone like Nazeeh Johnson or veteran Keith Taylor on the roster for depth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An NFL writer noted that he wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if the Kansas City Chiefs targeted former starting CB Charvarius Ward in 2025 free agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS : \ud83d\udd19 &quot;A Reunion in the Cards? 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